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Yes, you will receive an answer, more so if you asked with a genuine desire to know
We have had many riots and periods of civil unrest over the history of our country.
Wikipedia provides something of a list here List of incidents of civil unrest in the United States - Wikipedia
A few highlights:
The Mine Wars
Introduction to the West Virginia Mine Wars (U.S. National Park Service)
an introductory page to the historical narrative of the West Virginia mine wars and their impact on American history.
www.nps.gov
The most destructive riots in American history:
Introduction to the West Virginia Mine Wars (U.S. National Park Service)
an introductory page to the historical narrative of the West Virginia mine wars and their impact on American history.
www.nps.gov
(Many of these were actually far worse in damages and lives lost than those in 2020.)
Also, in addition to Antifa, you need to add the Proud Boys and other RW groups since they also participated in instigating violence.
Then there is J6. An attack on the Capitol with the intent of overturning an election and two centuries of a tradition of a peaceful transfer of power. A violen’t mob breaks into the Capitol, threatening the lives of our elected officials and severely injuring over a hundred police. An attempt to violently overturn an election.
How often as that happened?
